Fate
She was decommissioned 2 January 1970 and sunk as target on February 1972.
The wreck of the Hopewell was located and dove on 12 February 2011 by the UB88 Project (Kendall Raine, John Walker & Scott Brooks-support diver) UB88 USS-Hopewell Dive
Hopewell received nine battle stars for World War II service and four for Korean service.
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